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SF Chronicle: Anti-Trump Protesters Are Silicon Valley Paid Agents

The San Francisco Chronicle has been forced to admit that many anti-Trump protesters are paid agents, employed by Silicon Valley tech companies to stir disruption and incite violence.

In a bombshell report published on Saturday, the SF Chronicle claims that Bay Area protesters are paid by employers such as Google and Facebook, and admitted that the rumors published by independent media outlets claiming that Anti-Trump protesters are paid agents is partially true.

Breitbart.com reports: According to the Chronicle, “an increasing number of companies have unveiled policies that allow employees to take paid time off work for political or civic activities, such as protesting, canvassing, voting, volunteering or even running for office.”

The progressive movement’s vocal opposition to President Donald Trump has translated into employers (at least, those who can afford it) providing paid leave as a way to increase political engagement after what many of them took as a devastating loss.

Adam Kleinberg, CEO of San Francisco marketing firm Traction, reportedly allows employees two paid “Days of Action” to participate in political rallies and protests annually.

“It’s not sufficient anymore to say we’re a profit engine and we’re making money and screw everything else. It’s part of our responsibility to be engaged, to be active,” William Morgan, CEO and founder of cloud-infrastructure startup Buoyant, told the Chronicle.

His company reportedly offers about three to four weeks of paid time off to its workers, who are able to use the time for political activity or vacations. “We as individuals, we as companies exist in an ecosystem. We’re only here because there’s this environment around us. It can’t just be a one-way relationship.”

The Chronicle notes that while the majority of these companies are on the smaller side, and tend to have more liberal workforces, larger companies like Facebook are looking to entertain similar policies.

They reportedly told employees that they could use paid leave time to attend and participate in pro-immigrant May Day demonstrations.

However, the Chronicle also notes that some companies who offer their employees paid leave for political action have experienced an intense backlash.